817  
WHUS52 KKEY 021037  
SMWKEY  
GMZ033-035-021115-  
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0222.260902T1037Z-260902T1115Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
637 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND  
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...  
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON  
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS...  
 
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 637 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 NM NORTH OF  
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING  
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO  
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2462 8191 2482 8225 2508 8212 2510 8162  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 185DEG 4KT 2489 8199  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
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